by Philip Eliot | Jun 20, 2026 | Humor & Entertainment |
There have been many courtroom dramas that glorified the great American legal system. This is not one of them. “My Cousin Vinny” has been voted the most re-watchable movie of all time. It’s a story about two wrongly accused young men and the wildly inappropriate attorney who must defend them in an Alabama murder trial.Bill Gambini and Stanley Rothstein, two friends from Brooklyn, are on their way cross-country to UCLA. Taking a southern route through Alabama, they stop at a local convenience store. No sooner do they leave the store when they are arrested, presumably for inadvertently shoplifting a can of tuna. The two unfortunate youts (youths) wind up facing trial for the murder of a store clerk and face possible death sentences. They have no money for an attorney. The good news is that Bill has a lawyer in his family, his Cousin Vinny. The bad news is that Vinny is an inexperienced attorney who has never been to trial.Aided by his savvy, firebrand fiancée, Mona Lisa Vito, Vinny must prevail over some very tough opposition in order to prove his clients’ innocence. He must overcome the testimony of three eyewitnesses, a bulldog sheriff, an FBI forensics expert, a very competent district attorney, and an uncompromising judge who’s just aching to prove Vinny a fraud.If you thought Vinny and Lisa were funny on the big screen, just wait until you start turning pages. Updated with added scenes and even more laughs, this literary version of My Cousin Vinny will have you rolling on the floor. Are we sure? Yeah, we’re pos-i-tive!
by Philip Eliot | Jun 20, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
Four couples. One unforgettable small town. And all the love, laughter, and slow-burn steam your heart can handle.Welcome to Mapleton, where family drama runs deep, secrets won’t stay buried, and falling in love is never part of the plan—but always the best surprise.In this complete romance collection, you’ll get:A fiery inheritance standoff between a runaway daughter and the stubborn professor who refuses to back downA friends-to-lovers slow burn featuring a single mom and the charming playboy with a no-kids ruleA grumpy/sunshine business partnership that spirals into something neither of them expectedA forbidden fake-dating pact between a stargazing wallflower and her brother’s best friendEach book delivers big feels, laugh-out-loud banter, sizzling chemistry, and swoony happily-ever-afters—plus a special series epilogue that brings all your favorite characters back for one final moment under the Mapleton sky.This box set includes all four full-length novels in Diana Deehan’s beloved Mapleton series, adored by readers who love small towns, slow burns, and guaranteed happily ever afters.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 20, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
A young woman stabbed to death, her boyfriend tortured and shot, a Craigslist seller burned alive in his car, and the most disturbing killer LA has seen in years is just getting started. Recipient of the Kirkus Reviews “Get it!” award.Los Angeles homicide detective Casey Stafford is under pressure. The murdered girl was a popular, and pretty, influencer. The news media are demanding that the police stop this killer. Casey’s bosses are threatening to take the case away—which would kill his career.And the disturbed killer desperately murders more people to cover his tracks.The investigation leads Casey and his partner, Banchet Suwan, to a Chinese gang, a Mexican hitman, the FBI, a million dollars in stolen gold, and a leak in the LAPD itself. And with each murder, media interest in the case grows until the entire nation is watching.With Prior’s “crackling prose and relentless pacing,” each book in the Casey Stafford Series is filled with action, uniquely frightening criminals, and authentic LAPD police procedural details.Casey’s no hero—but he’s a good cop, smart, and deadly determined. You’ll share his enthusiasm to get justice for his victims.If you enjoy crime thrillers like Michael Connelly’s Bosch Series or John Sandford’s Virgil Flowers, you’ll love Detective Casey Stafford.REVIEWS“Terrifying. Brooks is one of the most disturbing villains I’ve encountered in crime fiction.” — Amazon Reviewer“George Prior’s debut novel is a masterclass in suspenseful storytelling. …a high-octane pace… a triumph of suspense and thriller writing.” — NetGalley“If you like John Sandford, you’ll like this. I’ve read all the Prey and Virgil Flowers books. Finally found a series in the same vein.” — Amazon Reviewer“Michael Connelly, look out – Pacy, up-to-the-minute LA police procedural with slick dialogue and wry humour. Move over Harry Bosch, there’s a new sheriff in town.” — Amazon Reviewer“An exhilarating thriller. Get it.” — Kirkus Reviews“Adrenaline rush,” “Thrilling,” “The best crime I have read,” “Non-stop action,” “A total page-turner,” “When is George Prior going to release another book?” — Amazon ReviewersCRITICAL PRAISE FOR DEAD SAFE, Book 2 in the Casey Stafford Series“I love a solid police procedural, and George Prior’s DEAD SAFE delivers. Sunny Beverly Hills, brutal murders, and Detectives Casey Stafford and Banchet Suwan on the case? Cop a squat, bring a snack, and enjoy! It’s a wild, gritty ride … don’t let the palm trees fool ya.” — Tracy Clark, award-winning author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery Series and the Det. Harriet Foster series“A razor-sharp procedural that’s also a vivid portrait of contemporary Los Angeles, as riveting as it is authentic. DEAD SAFE is a crime novel you won’t want to miss. Superb.” — Lou Berney, Edgar Award–winning author of DARK RIDE“By turns harrowing, gripping, and surprisingly empathetic, DEAD SAFE is the most original, thrilling, and richly told heist novel I’ve encountered since Michael Connelly’s The Black Echo. The Casey Stafford series just keeps getting better and better—don’t miss this one.” — Wes Miller, former Executive Editor at Grand Central PublishingBite Back, Book 3 in the series, arrives April 27, 2026.Start reading Book 1 now!
by Philip Eliot | Jun 20, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
Lane “Gavin” Knight is the hottest new defenseman for the LA Champions hockey team.He’s my cousin Maverick’s best friend, and by trick of fate, my new roommate.But just because he caught me when I fell off the “Welcome Back” parade float in my International Princess crown doesn’t mean he’s a hero.I know him better than that.Hayden “Haddy” Bradford is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.She’s a princess, a brilliant scientist… And she hates me.Until a purple-drink-fueled Halloween hook-up changes both of our lives.It’s something I’ve wanted a long time, but I never dreamed I’d have it with her.Still, I’m the master of high-risk, high-reward plays, and I’ll do what it takes to show her I’m not the man she thinks I am.I’m there for her every step of the way, supporting, holding her hand, doing my best to show her my true self.I told her I’d catch her when she falls, but no one is catching me—and I’m falling fast.I’m headed straight into the offensive zone. Everything I want is at stake, but I’m committed to this puck battle, and I intend to win.(Pinch is a hockey romance with enemies to lovers, roommates to lovers, a cocky bad-boy Hero, a sassy STEM/pageant-princess FMC, an accidental pregnancy, foster dogs, family, and loads of spicy fun. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and no third-act breakup.)
by Philip Eliot | Jun 20, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
In New York’s high-end restaurant scene one chef will do anything, and cook anything, to come out on top.Kash knows what hunger really means.He grew up with nothing. Built a restaurant from nothing.Now he’s cooking for men who have everything – billionaires with appetites as twisted as their fortunes. They hunger for what money can’t buy, what laws forbid, what no one else dares serve.Kash will give them exactly what they crave.And then some more.***’Deliciously dark’ Observer‘A wicked take on the underbelly of the immigrant dream’ Vaseem Khan’A daring and disturbing literary dish’ Daily Star’Fast-paced, deeply disturbing satire … dripping with tension’ Hindustan Times’A rather breathless thriller’ CrimeTime’Bold and satirical’ Culturefly
